CSI to Elevate Nine Members to Fellowship at 2009 Annual Convention

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - March 2009 - The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) announced today that the organization will elevate nine members to Fellows of the Institute during the Honors and Awards Gala at CONSTRUCT2009 & The CSI Annual Convention in Indianapolis, on Friday, June 19.

Fellows are nominated by their colleagues and selected by CSI's Jury of Fellows in recognition of their accomplishments in advancing construction technology, improving construction specifications, educating people in the construction industry or advancing the goals of the Institute.

CSI members joining this distinguished group in 2009 are:

• Lane J. Beougher - CSI, CCS, CCCA, AIA, LEED AP
• Raymond E. Gaines - CSI, CCS, AIA, ALA
• Edward (Ted) Healy - RA, CSI Emeritus, CDT
• Richard L. Levin - CSI, CCS, LEED AP
• Dennis A. Linscheid - RA, CSI
• Robert H. Mallory - CSI, CCS, CCPR, CCCA, LEED AP
• Janet Piccola - CSI
• John S. Rickert - CSI, CCS, AIA
• Robert W. Simmons - BS, CSI, CCPR, CEO

In the organization's 60-year history, only 385 members have been elevated to Fellowship. For more information on CSI Fellows or the 2009 Annual Convention, visit http://www.csinet.org/. To register to attend the convention and the gala, visit the CONSTRUCT2009 & The CSI Annual Convention Web site at http://www.constructshow.com/.